Public Administration

The Public Administration concentration within the Political Science major is designed
for students seeking careers in government and public service. The complexity of modern
government programs in health care, environmental protection, crime prevention, education,
and others increasingly requires managers with specialized skills in management, budgeting,
personnel, and public policy. MTSU's proximity to the state capital provides unique
opportunities for hands-on training and career placement.

Get real-world work in public service

MTSU has a long-standing and successful Public Service internship program, which is
a central feature of the Public Administration concentration. Students may earn up
to 12 semester hours and gain invaluable real-world experience working in state agencies,
Metro-Nashville offices, and public service organizations.

Students go to Washington for semester

Political Science students can spend a semester with the Washington Center program
in Washington D.C. Recent interns worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
Smithsonian, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, and Center for Strategic
and International Studies.

Public Administration graduates find careers not only with government agencies, but
also with non-governmental service groups; examples of career options include

Administrator in a variety of settings

Government worker at local, state, and national levels

Lobbyist

Loss control director in risk management

Public servant

Public servant

Researcher

The program is also valuable for students who plan to attend graduate school in public
administration.

Employers of MTSU alumni include

Tennessee Municipal League

Public Administration is a concentration available for undergraduates pursuing a Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Political Science. The department
also offers a B.A. or B.S. in Political Science with a general focus, with a concentration
in Pre-Law, or with Teacher Licensure; and a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in International
Relations.

Public Administration is a concentration available for undergraduates pursuing a Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Political Science. The Department
of Political Science and International Relations also offers a B.A. or B.S. in Political
Science with a general focus, with a concentration in Pre-Law, or with Teacher Licensure; and both a Bachelor of Science (B.S) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.

The department offers minors in Public Administration, Paralegal Studies, Political Science, Political and Civic
Engagement, and International Relations and also coordinates interdisciplinary minors
in Urban Studies, Russian Studies, and African Studies.

Political Science, Public Administration Concentration, B.A.

Students majoring in Political Science can choose a general focus or a concentration in either Public Administration or Pre-law.

The Public Administration concentration is for those seeking administrative careers in government or public service agencies. A combination of general political science courses, core public administration courses, pertinent political science electives, and courses in related disciplines provides a sound background for an administrative career.

The concentration in Public Administration requires 36 semester hours of work, including

PS 1010 - Foundations of Government

3 credit hours

Meets part of the General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. Comparative theories and institutions of government. Law, constitutions, power, political socialization, ideologies, and the media.

PS 4290 - Public Service Internship

1 to 12 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing and 2.50 minimum GPA. Student assigned to a public service agency as an employee under the joint administration of the agency and the department. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit, but only six hours of internship credit may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance.

PS 4800 - Senior Seminar

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and 12 additional hours of political science courses. A reading and discussion seminar designed to integrate knowledge of the subfields of political science through critical reflection on politics, law, ideology, and culture from both a domestic and global perspective.

Choose two from each of the following groups:

Group one (6 hours)

PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently.

PS 4590 - Administrative Law

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250, or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them.

Group two (6 hours)

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial.

Cognate (18 hours)

ACTG 3020 - Managerial Accounting

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ACTG 2120 or ACTG 3000; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Analysis of costs of products and services, recognition of quantitative techniques relating to management objectives, overview of master budgeting, and planning and control techniques. Designed for nonaccounting majors. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3310 or Accounting majors.)

BCEN 4680 - Diversity in the Workplace

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Emphasis on developing skills essential for working effectively with a diverse work force in global and domestic settings, incorporating the value of diversity into organizations, and building multicultural work teams.

COMM 3220 - Small Group Communication

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: COMM 2200 or COMM 2300 or permission of instructor. Exploration of theories of group dynamics through practical application. Study of verbal, nonverbal, leadership communication, and group decision making.

ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics

3 credit hours

As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of national income and its fluctuations, inflation, unemployment, role of the banking system, monetary and fiscal policies, and international topics.

ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics

3 credit hours

As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of consumer and firm behavior; the pricing of goods, services, and productive factors; international topics; and an overview of the American economy.

ECON 4390 - Employee Benefits

3 credit hours

(Same as FIN 4390.) Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Includes descriptive review and taxation, legislative, and administrative dimensions of the major components of employee benefit plans such as retirement systems, deferred compensation plans, health insurance, death benefits, disability benefits, paid and unpaid time off. Technical analysis and problem solving emphasized to develop applied skills. Social insurance and international benefits integrated.

ECON 4420 - Labor and Human Resource Economics

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ECON 2410 or ECON 2420; junior standing; and admission into the College of Business. Current issues and theories, returns to training and education (human capital), earnings differences; union impacts and government regulation of labor relations and labor markets; human resource information system modeling, including applied PC or mainframe data analysis and integration of Internet information sources.

ECON 4510 - Unions and Collective Bargaining

3 credit hours

(Same as MGMT 4510.) Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. The collective bargaining process: its evolution in the public and private sectors and its contemporary legal environment; compensation, institutional and administrative issues; strikes and impasse resolution procedures.

MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Junior standing. Concepts of the management functions of planning, organizing, and controlling with an emphasis on behavioral science concepts as applied to managing people in organizations.

MGMT 4200 - Leadership in Organizations

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing; MGMT 3610 or permission of department; and admission to the College of Business. Importance of leadership in organizations. Examines major theories and concepts relative to leadership in formal organizations. Emphasis on practical application of leadership knowledge in the leadership role.

MGMT 4680 - Organization Behavior

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and admission to the College of Business. Human behavior in organizations. Emphasis on motivation, leadership, communication, group processes, and methods for managing change. Understanding human behavior allows student to learn better employee utilization strategies resulting in a more effective and efficient organization.

ORCO 3650 - Conflict and Organizations

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. The role of communication in conflict management/resolution between or among individuals and groups. Examines workplace violence, fraud, mediation, grievances, substance abuse, and discrimination.

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required for credit.

PS 1010 - Foundations of Government

3 credit hours

Meets part of the General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. Comparative theories and institutions of government. Law, constitutions, power, political socialization, ideologies, and the media.

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

3 credit hours

Principles and processes underlying human communication. Communication models; communication purposes and breakdowns; variables related to interpersonal, small group, intercultural, and public communication. Emphasis on public oral communication including research, critical thinking, organization, presentation, and listening. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement.

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. HIST 2010 discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. HIST 2020 discusses the era from 1877 to the present. These courses are prerequisite for all advanced courses in American history and satisfy the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020.

HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. HIST 2010 discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. HIST 2020 discusses the era from 1877 to the present. These courses are prerequisite for all advanced courses in American history and satisfy the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020.

PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently.

PS 4590 - Administrative Law

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250, or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them.

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

PS 4290 - Public Service Internship

1 to 12 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing and 2.50 minimum GPA. Student assigned to a public service agency as an employee under the joint administration of the agency and the department. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit, but only six hours of internship credit may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance.

PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently.

PS 4590 - Administrative Law

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250, or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them.

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. HIST 2010 discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. HIST 2020 discusses the era from 1877 to the present. These courses are prerequisite for all advanced courses in American history and satisfy the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020.

HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. HIST 2010 discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. HIST 2020 discusses the era from 1877 to the present. These courses are prerequisite for all advanced courses in American history and satisfy the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial.

PS 4800 - Senior Seminar

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and 12 additional hours of political science courses. A reading and discussion seminar designed to integrate knowledge of the subfields of political science through critical reflection on politics, law, ideology, and culture from both a domestic and global perspective.

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

Political Science, Public Administration Concentration, B.S.

Students majoring in Political Science can choose a general focus or a concentration in either Public Administration or Pre-law.

The Pre-law concentration is designed for the student who plans to attend law school. A combination of core political science courses and courses in related disciplines has been found to provide a sound background for law school. Some law schools will not accept any professional or technical courses as part of their minimum requirement. It is essential that the student consult with his or her advisor in instances where such courses will be taken.

The concentration in Pre-law requires 36 semester hours of work, including

PS 1010 - Foundations of Government

3 credit hours

Meets part of the General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. Comparative theories and institutions of government. Law, constitutions, power, political socialization, ideologies, and the media.

PS 4290 - Public Service Internship

1 to 12 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing and 2.50 minimum GPA. Student assigned to a public service agency as an employee under the joint administration of the agency and the department. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit, but only six hours of internship credit may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance.

PS 4800 - Senior Seminar

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and 12 additional hours of political science courses. A reading and discussion seminar designed to integrate knowledge of the subfields of political science through critical reflection on politics, law, ideology, and culture from both a domestic and global perspective.

Choose two from each of the following groups:

Group one (6 hours)

PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently.

PS 4590 - Administrative Law

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250, or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them.

Group two (6 hours)

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial.

Cognate (18 hours)

ACTG 3020 - Managerial Accounting

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ACTG 2120 or ACTG 3000; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Analysis of costs of products and services, recognition of quantitative techniques relating to management objectives, overview of master budgeting, and planning and control techniques. Designed for nonaccounting majors. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3310 or Accounting majors.)

BCEN 4680 - Diversity in the Workplace

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Emphasis on developing skills essential for working effectively with a diverse work force in global and domestic settings, incorporating the value of diversity into organizations, and building multicultural work teams.

COMM 3220 - Small Group Communication

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: COMM 2200 or COMM 2300 or permission of instructor. Exploration of theories of group dynamics through practical application. Study of verbal, nonverbal, leadership communication, and group decision making.

ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics

3 credit hours

As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of national income and its fluctuations, inflation, unemployment, role of the banking system, monetary and fiscal policies, and international topics.

ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics

3 credit hours

As an aid to understanding modern economic society: economic concepts of consumer and firm behavior; the pricing of goods, services, and productive factors; international topics; and an overview of the American economy.

ECON 4390 - Employee Benefits

3 credit hours

(Same as FIN 4390.) Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Includes descriptive review and taxation, legislative, and administrative dimensions of the major components of employee benefit plans such as retirement systems, deferred compensation plans, health insurance, death benefits, disability benefits, paid and unpaid time off. Technical analysis and problem solving emphasized to develop applied skills. Social insurance and international benefits integrated.

ECON 4420 - Labor and Human Resource Economics

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: ECON 2410 or ECON 2420; junior standing; and admission into the College of Business. Current issues and theories, returns to training and education (human capital), earnings differences; union impacts and government regulation of labor relations and labor markets; human resource information system modeling, including applied PC or mainframe data analysis and integration of Internet information sources.

ECON 4510 - Unions and Collective Bargaining

3 credit hours

(Same as MGMT 4510.) Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. The collective bargaining process: its evolution in the public and private sectors and its contemporary legal environment; compensation, institutional and administrative issues; strikes and impasse resolution procedures.

MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Junior standing. Concepts of the management functions of planning, organizing, and controlling with an emphasis on behavioral science concepts as applied to managing people in organizations.

MGMT 4200 - Leadership in Organizations

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing; MGMT 3610 or permission of department; and admission to the College of Business. Importance of leadership in organizations. Examines major theories and concepts relative to leadership in formal organizations. Emphasis on practical application of leadership knowledge in the leadership role.

MGMT 4680 - Organization Behavior

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and admission to the College of Business. Human behavior in organizations. Emphasis on motivation, leadership, communication, group processes, and methods for managing change. Understanding human behavior allows student to learn better employee utilization strategies resulting in a more effective and efficient organization.

ORCO 3650 - Conflict and Organizations

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. The role of communication in conflict management/resolution between or among individuals and groups. Examines workplace violence, fraud, mediation, grievances, substance abuse, and discrimination.

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required for credit.

PS 1010 - Foundations of Government

3 credit hours

Meets part of the General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. Comparative theories and institutions of government. Law, constitutions, power, political socialization, ideologies, and the media.

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

3 credit hours

Principles and processes underlying human communication. Communication models; communication purposes and breakdowns; variables related to interpersonal, small group, intercultural, and public communication. Emphasis on public oral communication including research, critical thinking, organization, presentation, and listening. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement.

PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently.

PS 4590 - Administrative Law

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250, or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them.

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial.

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. HIST 2010 discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. HIST 2020 discusses the era from 1877 to the present. These courses are prerequisite for all advanced courses in American history and satisfy the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020.

HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. HIST 2010 discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. HIST 2020 discusses the era from 1877 to the present. These courses are prerequisite for all advanced courses in American history and satisfy the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

PS 4290 - Public Service Internship

1 to 12 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing and 2.50 minimum GPA. Student assigned to a public service agency as an employee under the joint administration of the agency and the department. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit, but only six hours of internship credit may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance.

PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently.

PS 4590 - Administrative Law

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250, or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

PS 4800 - Senior Seminar

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and 12 additional hours of political science courses. A reading and discussion seminar designed to integrate knowledge of the subfields of political science through critical reflection on politics, law, ideology, and culture from both a domestic and global perspective.

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial.

BiographyBooks
James K. Polk: A Biographical Companion. ABC-CLIO, 2001.
Series editor for The President's Position: Debating the Issues. Nine volume series. Greenwood Publishing.
Politics and Space: Image Making by NASA. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1994.
Tennessee Government and Politics: Democracy in the Volunteer State. Co-edited with John R. Vile.

Articles and Book Chapters
"Gerald R. Ford" and "Movie Treatments of Civil Liberties" in Encyclopedia of Civel Liberties in America, edited by David Schulz and John R. Vile. M.E. Sharpe, forthcoming.
"Charles Evans Hughes." In Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia, edited by John R. Vile. ABC-CLIO, forthcoming.
"Chappaquiddick Incident," "Checkers Speech," and "National Aeronautics and Space Administration." In Dictionary of American History, 3rd ed. Scribner's, 2003.
"The President and the Bureaucracy." In Guide to the Presidency, 3rd ed. edited by Michael Nelson. Congressional Quarterly, 2002. Revision of 1996 work.
Study Guide/exam bank for On Common Ground, telecourse on American government. With John R. Vile and David Carleton. Intelecom and McGraw-Hill, 2001.
"Martin Van Buren." In Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia, ed. John R. Vile. ABC-CLIO, forthcoming in 2001.
Study Guide for The American Democracy, 4 th ed. With Thomas E. Patterson. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
"NASA." In Historical Guide to American Government. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
"The FBI." In Historical Guide to American Government. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
"The Presidency and Domestic Policy." In Magazine of History, vol. 11, no. 4, Summer 1997.
"Lesson Plan for 'The Presidency and Domestic Policy.'" In Magazine of History, 1998.
"Campaign '96 on the Web." Tennessee's Business, vol. 7, no. 3, 1996.
"The Civil War Presidents: 1857-1869." In The Presidency. New York: Smithmark, 1996.
"The Jacksonian Era: 1829-1857." In The Presidency. New York: Smithmark, 1996.
"The President and the Bureaucracy." In Guide to the Presidency, 2nd ed., ed. Michael Nelson. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1996.
"Tennessee Government and Politics." In United States Government: Democracy in Action. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1995.
"The President and the Bureaucracy." In Guide to the Presidency, ed. Michael Nelson, 1203-1245. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1989.
"The Challenger Disaster: A Political Science Analysis." Mid-American Journal of Politics (Fall 1989): 50-76.

Book Reviews
Howard E. McCurdy, Space and the American Imagination, in the New England Quarterly, December 1998.
G. Calvin Mackenzie, The Irony of Reform: Roots of American Political Disenchantment, in Choice, October 1996.
Colin Campbell and Bert A. Rockman, The Clinton Presidency: First Appraisals, in Choice, February 1996.
Stephen C. Craig, The Malevolent Leaders: Popular Discontent in America, in Choice, May 1994.
Stephen Skowronek, The Politics Presidents Make, in Choice, February 1994.
David Ray Griffin and Richard Falk, eds., Postmodern Politics for a Planet in Crisis: Policy, Process, and Presidential Vision, in Choice, December 1993.
Burton I. Kaufman, The Presidency of James Earl Carter, Jr., in the American Review of Politics, Autumn 1993.
Daniel J. Palazzolo, The Speaker and the Budget: Leadership in the Post-Reform House of Representatives, in Choice, July/August 1993.

Papers and Presentations
"Preseidential Lying." Madison Day Banquet, Belmont University, April 2001.
"Abuse of Power in the White House." Honors Lecture, MTSU, April 2000.
Program chair. Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Fall Creek Falls, April 1999.
"An Electoral College Anomaly."; With John R. Vile. Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Townsend, April 1998.
Chair, panel on American National Politics and Institutions. Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Townsend, April 1998.
"Probing the Personal Lives of Politicians: Searching for Character or Looking for Dirt?"; Honors Lecture, MTSU, September 1997.
Chair, panel on the 1996 elections. Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Memphis, April 1997.
"The Sensitive Presidency."; Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, September 1996.
"Examining the Post-Convention Bounce."; Presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New York City, September 1994.Participant, roundtable on "Reinventing Government."; Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Fall Creek Falls State Park, April 1994.
"Public Opinion of Presidential Candidates: The Role of National Party Conventions."; Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, November 1993.
"Districting in Murfreesboro."; Presented to the League of Women Voters, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 13 October 1993.
"A Comparison of Carter and Clinton."; Presented at the Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Henry Horton State Park, April 1993.
Chair of panel on "The Presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court After the 1992 Elections.";
"Image Making by NASA."; Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1992.
Participant, roundtable on "Japanese and American Politics and The Media: A Comparison."; Sponsored by the Japan Center of Tennessee, MTSU, September 1992.
Participant, roundtable on "Divided Government."; Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Montgomery Bell State Park, April 1992.
"The Politics of NASA."; Presented at Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, 23 March 1992.
"Lobbying Effectiveness in the Tennessee General Assembly."; Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida, November 1991.
Discussant, "Presidential Elections"; panel. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 1991.
"Environmental Influences on NASA's Strategies for Winning Political Support."; Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1990.
"NASA's Strategies for Winning Political Support."; Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 1990. Nominated for award for best graduate student paper at the convention.

General Editor
Series editor for The President's Position: Debating the Issues. Nine volume series. Greenwood Publishing.

Areas of Expertise
American Politics and Government
Pressure Groups and Political Parties
African-American Politics, Racial/Ethnic Politics
American and Comparative Social Movements/Citizen Participation
Urban Politics BiographyTeaching Experience
Middle Tennessee State University, August 2003-Present.
Williams College, September 2002-June 2003.
University of Illinois, January 2002-May 2002
Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of Illinois' African American Studies and Research Program, August-2001-August 2002.

Degree Information
Ph.D., University of Alabama Tuscaloosa (1999)Ph.D., Russian Academy of Sciences (1988)M.A., Moscow State University (1982)B.S., Moscow State University (1982)

Areas of Expertise
Nationalism, state- and nation-building.
The socio-economic and political aspects of the modern trends in migration.
Comparative migration policies.
Inter-ethnic relations and minority politics with a regional emphasis on Russia, the post-Soviet states,and Eastern Europe.
Economic reform and the issues of regional economic development, energy policy, social stratification and employment policy. BiographyWork in Progress
Migration Aspects of the Post-Soviet Transition . Monograph. Due for submission to Lexington Books .

Professional Presentations
"Migration Policies in Russia and the United States: A Comparative Perspective." International Studies Association 47th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA March 2006.
"United Europe and the Post-Soviet Migration." Seventh World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies. Berlin, Germany, July 2005.
"Migrant Remittances in the CIS: The Socio-Economic and Political Aspects." International Studies Association 46th Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2005.
"Migration Trends in the Post-Soviet Space: The Post-Dissolution Dynamics." Policy Seminars on Conflict in Eurasia. Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, February, May, and October 2005.
"The Post-Soviet Migration: New Trends at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century." Kennan Institute Workshops on Immigration, Forced Migrants, and Refugees in Central Eurasia. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, March 2004 and January 2005.
"Political Revolutions and Changes in Social Values: Stalin's Victory and the Post-Soviet Transition." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 36th Annual National Convention. Boston, MA, December 2004 (with Otto R. Latsis from Moscow News Daily).
"The Intellectual Migration from Russia." The Comparative International Studies Section of the International Studies Association Fifth Millennium Conference. Salzburg, Austria, July 2004 (with Zhanna A. Zaionchkovskaia from the Russian Academy of Sciences).
"The Post-Soviet Labor Migrations: The Socio-Economic, Legal, and Financial Aspects." International Studies Association 45th Annual Meeting. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 2004.
"Migration Patterns in the United States and Russia: A Comparative Perspective." "The Problems of Migration and the Experience of Its Regulation in the Polyethnic Caucasus Region" International Conference. Stavropol and Dombai, Karachaevo-Cherkessia, Russia, October 2003.
"Migrations and Migrants in American Politics." "Migrations and the Labor Market in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe" International Conference. Chisinau, Moldova, May 2003.
"The Changes in the Migration Patterns in the Post-Soviet States: The First Decade." International Studies Association 44th Annual Meeting. Portland, OR, February 2003 (with Zhanna A. Zaionchkovskaia from the Russian Academy of Sciences).
"State- and Nation-Building Policies and the New Trends in Migration in the Former Soviet Union." International Studies Association 43rd Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, March 2002.
"The Ethnic and Professional Factors in the Formation of the Post-Soviet Migration Flows."
International Studies 42nd Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, February 2001.
"Post-Soviet Minority Politics and Implications for the Formation of New Migration Flows." International Studies Association/South Annual Meeting. Birmingham, AL, October 2000.
"The Contradictions of the Russian Ethnic Policies." Association for the Study of Nationalities Second Annual Convention. New York, NY, April 1997.
"The Ethnic Dimensions of the Current Russian Reforms." International Studies Association 36th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, February 1995.
"The Federal Aspects of Post-Soviet Reforms." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 26th Annual National Convention. Philadelphia, PA, November 1994.
"Reforming the Multinational Federation: The Soviet and Post-Soviet Experience." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 25th Annual National Convention. Honolulu, HI, November 1993.
"The International Consequences of Newly Emerging Migration Flows in the Post-Soviet States." International Studies Association/South and International Security Studies Section of the ISA Joint Annual Meeting. Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL, October 1993.
"The New Migration Flows in the Post-Soviet States and Their Internal and External Consequences." European Studies Conference, Omaha, NE, September 1993.
"Current Trends in the Russian Political Economy and the Prospects for Cooperation Between Alabama and Russia." Alabama Export Council Annual Meeting. Northriver Club, AL, May 1993.
"New Migration Trends in the Region of the Former USSR and the Issue of Stability," and "The Socioeconomic Aspects of Women's Position in Russia." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 24th Annual National Convention. Phoenix, AZ, November 1992.
"Ethnic Conflict and the Development of New Migration Flows on the Territory of the Former USSR and Eastern Europe." First Alabama Conference Europe After Communism. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, AL, September 1992.
"New Migration Trends in the Former USSR and Their Socio-Economic and Political Bases." Successor States of the Soviet Union and Their Relations with the United States Conference. Ohio State University. Columbus, OH, July 1992.
"Reforms in Multinational States: the USSR and Yugoslavia." Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Tampa, FL, November 1991.
"Male/Female Issues in the Soviet Union: Focus on Sexual Harassment"(with Geralyn McClure Franklin, Stephen F. Austin University, TX). Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Miami, FL, August 1991.

Roundtable Participation
"The Post-Soviet Energy Policy: Modeling the Economic and Political Risks." International Studies Association 47th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, March 2006.
"'Finding Home': Population Movements in Eurasia." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 37th Annual National Convention. Salt Lake City, UT, November 2005.
"Energy Policies in the Post Soviet Region: Managing the Economic, Political, and Financial Risks." Southern Conference on Slavic Studies 43rd Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN, April 2005.
"'Contemporary Russia': A Segmented Society." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 36th Annual National Convention. Boston, MA, December 2004.
"The Socio-Economic Consequences of the Crisis and the Current Reforms." American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies 24th Annual National Convention. Phoenix, AZ, November 1992.

Areas of Expertise
Professor Livingston is also a Research Associate with the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) located on the MTSU campus. He is head of BERC's International Project and is editor of Global Commerce . BiographyPublications
Student's Guide to Landmark Congressional Laws on Social Security and Welfare, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press , 2002.

Degree Information
Ph.D., University of York (2000)M.A., George Washington University (1993)B.A., Millsaps College, MS (1990)

Areas of Expertise
I am currently working on a research project funded by the MTSU Faculty Research and Creative Activity Committee on Constitutionalism in the European Union and on a modern republican account of the same sex marriage debate in the US. I am also working on an edited volume (with Cécile Laborde) on the republican theory of Philip Pettit. Biography
I joined the Department of Political Science in August 2004. Before joining MTSU I taught at the University of Sheffield (UK), first in the Department of Politics and then in the Department of Philosophy. I have also worked at Oxford Brookes University (UK) and was a fellow of the Civic Education Project in the Faculty of Law, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia. I did my BA at Millsaps College (Jackson, MS), my MA at The George Washington University (Washington, DC), and my DPhil at the University of York (UK).

Publications
My first book, Republicanism in the Modern World, was published in 2003 by Polity Press/Blackwell International.

Book Chapters
"Geroge Orwell." In Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America.Ed. David Schulz and John Vile. M.E. Sharpe , 2004.
"Herbert Marcuse." In Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America.Ed. David Schulz and John Vile. ME Sharpe, 2004.
"Liberty vs. License." In Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America.Ed. David Schulz and John Vile. ME Sharpe, 2004.
"The Putney Debates." In Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America.Ed. David Schulz and John Vile. ME Sharpe, 2004.
"Robert R. Livingston, Jr." In Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia. Ed. John Vile. ABC-CLIO , 2003.
"Patrick Henry." In Great American Lawyers: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed. John Vile. ABC-Clio, 2001.
"The Illiberal Leo Strauss." In Community and Political Theory Today. Ed. Peter Augustine Lawler and Dale McConkey. Praeger , 1999.

Papers and Presentations
Program Chair, Tennessee Political Science Associtation Annual Meeting, April 2003.
"Democratic Radicalism in the Early American Republic." Presented at Sons of the American Revolution, Murfreesboro, TN, January 8, 2002.
"Fear of Violent Debt: Levinas Contra Hobbes on Death and Politics." Presented at American Political Science Association Convention, August 2000.
"Garden-Variety Liberals: Discovering Eden in Levinas and Locke." Presented at Midwest Political Science Association Convention, April 2000.
Panelist, Roundtable on "Clinton Impeachment." Tennessee Political Science Association, April 1999.
Discussent, "Global Community?" panel. Conference on Politics, Religion, and Community, Berry College, Rome, GA, March 1999.
Discussant, "Bellah Revisited" panel. Conference on Communiterianism and Civil Society, Berry College, Rome, GA, October 1996.
"Arisocratic Heirs: Radical Inequality in Leo Strauss's Economy of Intellect." Presented at American Political Science Associtation, August 1996.
"Ethical Education in Hegel's Philosophy of Right." Presented at the Southern Political Science Association, April 1992.

Degree Information
Ph.D., University of Arizona (1988)M.A., Georgia State University (1983)B.A., Georgia State University (1979)

Areas of Expertise
My research has focused largely on Mexico, exploring political corruption, political reformism, nationalism and national identity. A future project seeks to examine US perceptions of Mexico. Tentative titles to this companion to my book Gringolandia include . Tacoland or Tequilaland. BiographyBooks
Corruption and Politics in Latin America National and Regional Dynamics
Political Corruption in Mexico The Impact of Democratization
Corruption and Democracy in Latin America
Gringolandia - Mexican Indentity and Perception of the United States
Politcal Reformismi in Mexico, an Overview of Contemporary Mexican Politics
Corruption & Politics in Contemporary Mexico

Areas of Expertise
My research and teaching interests predominantly relate to international conflict (including interstate conflict, international terrorism, and other forms of asymmetric conflict). I have extensive administrative training and experience in Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (across a broad array of disciplines), accreditation, student retention, and other administrative matters. Biography
I am the Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and an Associate Professor of Political Science (International Relations) at Middle Tennessee State University. I have lived in Tennessee since 1995 and am engaged in the community through my church.

Degree Information
M.A., Middle Tennessee State University (1998)B.S., Middle Tennessee State University (1983)

Biography
Mr Syler has been involved in Tennessee politics for over 30 years. Starting as a campaign "sound truck"; driver in 1978, Kent has gone on to become one of Tennessee's most respected political strategists. He managed Congressman Bart Gordon's first campaign in 1984 and his tough re-election campaigns in 1994 and 1996. He served as Gordon's Tennessee Chief of Staff from 1985 until his retirement in 2011. Kent has been actively involved with dozens of other campaigns ranging from city council to governor and U.S. Senate. He taught as an Adjunct Professor in the Political Science Department from 2002-2011.

Selected Conferences Organized
May 15, 1997, Millennium Conference on Trade and Investments in Africa, New York, NY
(sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs).
March 22-24 1994, Fourth Annual Conference on African Policy Issues, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, the program focused on assessing Africa's various environmental concerns with a view to seeking ways to put an end to the rapid deterioration of the continent's ecology. Participants came from the academic community, African and U.S. governments, international organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations.
Feb. 24-26, 1993, Third Annual Conference on African Policy Issues, Washington, D.C.
Conference was sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs and brought together African Ministers of Health, Corporate executives, scholars, Health care professionals, officials of the U.S. government and various international organizations to explore various strategies to deal with Africa's Health problems.
April 23, 1992, Second Annual Conference on African Policy Issues, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, conference brought together policy analysts, researchers, statesmen and corporate executives to explore various mechanisms and strategies towards enhancing Africa's Competitiveness in the New World Order. Conference attracted over 400 participants.
Nov. 5, 1991, & The Democratic Transition in Benin", Washington, D.C.
Conference sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs to assess the nature of the transition from military rule to multiparty democracy in Africa and the lessons that could be learnt from it. Over 350 analysts, scholars and policy makers, including the new democratically elected President of Benin, Hon. Nicephor Soglo participated.
April 3, 1991, Inaugural Conference on African Policy Issues: Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, conference brought together policy analysts, researchers and policy makers to examine ways in which the Democratic Transition in Africa could be enhanced and encouraged. Conference attracted more than 500 participants. Featured Hon. Robert McNamara, former United States Secretary of Defense and former President of the World Bank as the Distinguished Lecturer.
June 18, 1990 The Liberian Crisis in Perspective Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs. Program featured scholars, analysts, policy practitioners, U.S. and Liberian government officials, including Liberian President Amos Sawyer, and dealt with the security and refugee issues pertinent to the Civil war in Liberia.
March 1990, & Africa From Crisis to Sustainable Growth." Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, the conference assessed the issues and policy recommendations in the World Bank's study of the development problems facing Africa in the 1990s.
February 16 - March 14, 1989, & Women in African Society." Seminar series
sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs in Washington, D.C. to critically assess ways to better integrate women into the political, social and economic fabrics of African society.
October September 14 - October 19, 1988, & African Politics and the Economy." Seminar series
sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs in Washington, D.C. to generate new ideas and explore new strategies to deal with Africa's political and mounting economic problems.

Public ServiceMedia Appearance and Interviews
Channel 9 Television, "Inside Academia Series on Africa - Cameroon," (Dr. Richard Hannah Producer, Middle Tennessee State University Learning Resources Center) Murfreesboro, TN October 7, 2004.
News Channel 5, Thursday August 21, 2003, (Discussed the Civil War in Liberia with former US Representative Bob Clement).
The Peoples and Cultures of Cameroon, Wednesday February 13, 2002, Erma Siegel Elementary School. This was an informational presentation to second, third and fourth graders about Cameroon.
Interviews on "War Against Terrorism", The Daily News Journal, Thursday September 20, 2001. This was a lengthy interview in which I gave my insight as a professor of International relations on the recently declared war against terrorism by the Bush administration.
The Record, Middle Tennessee State University, January 24, 2000, & U. S. Response to African AIDS Epidemic.
Today's Response, Middle Tennessee State University, Various Issues, 1999 and 2000 Minority Business Entrepreneur, Volume 16, No. 6, 1999. (On The Clinton administration's new Investments in African Infrastructure projects).
Advisor, Centre Interafricain de Recherches Pluridisciplinaires sur l'Ethnicité Yaoundé, Cameroon B.P. 8332, Yaounde, 1998 to present. This is a major Non Governmental Organization in Cameroon involved in the study of governance and democracy in the multiethnic society of Cameroon.
The Record, Middle Tennessee State University, September 22, 1997, on U.S. Business and Africa.
WHRT Channel 27, Murfreesboro, TN, September 4, 1997(Interview about Iraq's renewed military activities in the Middle East).
Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, TN, September 4, 1997 (Interview about Iraq's renewed military activities in the Middle East and U.S. response) Voice of America, Washington, D.C., February 24, 1993(Interview on Health Care and Development in Africa).
African News Weekly, Durham, North Carolina, March 2nd, 1993, (Interview on the Civil War in Sudan).
Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, TN., December 9, 1992 (Interview on U.S. Decision to send troops to Somalia to help secure humanitarian relief efforts).
WSM-Radio, Nashville, TN. December 9, 1992 (Interview on U.S. military efforts to save-guard relief supplies to Somalia).
WTVF-TV (Channel Five), Nashville, TN. December 6, 1992 (Interview on US military mission to save-guard relief supplies to Somalia).
Voice of America, October 23, 1992, Interview on State of U.S. Business Investments in AfricaVoice of America, April 23, 1992, Interview on Africa in the Changing Global Economy, Washington, D.C.
WHMM-Radio, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1991, News Interview on Democratic Changes and Development in Africa.
C-SPAN, April 3, 1991, Washington, D.C., Proceedings of Paper on Building Democracy in Africa.
Voice of America, April 3, 1991, Washington, D.C., Conference Presentation on Building Democracy in Africa.
WDCU-FM Radio, Washington, D.C., Oct. 1990, Cross Talk, Daily Talk Show Program. Appeared to Discuss Trade and Investments Issues Pertinent to African Development.

Service to Professional OrganizationsEditorial Service
1996 to present Editor, The Journal of African Policy Studies
(I have guided the publication of six issues of the journal since taking over as editor).
1994 to 1996 Managing Editor, Journal of African Policy Studies
1990 to present Editorial Board, Journal of Third World Studies

Conferences Organized
May 15, 1997, Millennium Conference on Trade and Investments in Africa,
New York, NY (sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs)
March 22-24 1994, Fourth Annual Conference on African Policy Issues, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, the program focused on assessing Africa's various environmental concerns with a view to seeking ways to put an end to the rapid deterioration of the continent's ecology. Participants came from the academic community, African and U.S. governments, international organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations.
Feb. 24-26, 1993, Third Annual Conference on African Policy Issues, Washington, D.C.
Conference was sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs and brought together African Ministers of Health, Corporate executives, scholars, Health care professionals, officials of the U.S. government and various international organizations to explore various strategies to deal with Africa's Health problems.
April 23, 1992, Second Annual Conference on African Policy Issues, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, conference brought together policy analysts, researchers, statesmen and corporate executives to explore various mechanisms and strategies towards enhancing Africa's Competitiveness in the New World Order. Conference attracted over 400 participants.
Nov. 5, 1991, "The Democratic Transition in Benin", Washington, D.C.
Conference sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs to assess the nature of the transition from military rule to multiparty democracy in Africa and the lessons that could be learnt from it. Over 350 analysts, scholars and policy makers, including the new democratically elected president of Benin, Mr. Nicephor Soglo participated.
April 3, 1991, Inaugural Conference on African Policy Issues:
Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, conference brought together policy analysts, researchers and policy makers to examine ways in which the Democratic Transition in Africa could be enhanced and encouraged. Conference attracted more than 500 participants.
June 18, 1990 The Liberian Crisis in Perspective
Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs. Program featured scholars, analysts, policy practitioners, U.S. and Liberian government officials, including Liberian President Amos Sawyer, and dealt with the security and refugee issues pertinent to the Civil war in Liberia.
March 1990, "Africa From Crisis to Sustainable Growth."
Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs, the conference assessed the issues and policy recommendations in the World Bank's study of the development problems facing Africa in the 1990s.
February 16 - March 14, 1989, "Women in African Society."
Seminar series sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs in Washington, D.C. to critically assess ways to better integrate women into the political, social and economic fabrics of African society.
October September 14 - October 19, 1988, "African Politics and the Economy." Seminar series
sponsored by the Institute on African Affairs in Washington, D.C. to generate new ideas and explore new strategies to deal with Africa's political and mounting economic problems.

BiographyExperience
Professor, Department of Political Science, Middle Tennessee State University, 1969 to present.
Coordinator of all graduate programs in the Department, M.A. in Political Science, Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Joint Degree with the University of Tennessee, Nashville.
McGill University, Montreal, Assistant to the Business Officer, 1966-1977.
Administrative Officer, Office of Personnel, United Nations Secretariat, New York, 1962-1966.

Selected Publications
"The Administrative Staff College at Henley-on-Thames", International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1982: 23-37.
"The Civil Service College of the United Kingdom: Training for the 'Fast Stream'," , International Journal of Public Administration, 9 (Number 1, 1987): 75-95.
"The National School of Public Administration and Public Money Making in France", International Review of Administrative Sciences, (September 1988): 427-451.
"Leadership,", Administrative Reform (Greek quarterly journal published in Athens), 8 (April-June 1987): 34-42.
"Training for the Higher Levels of the French Civil Service", International Journal of Public Administration, 12 (Number 3, 1989): 593-584.
"The Higher Civil Service in Greece", with C. Papasthopoulos, International Review of Administrative Sciences, 55 (December 1989): 603-629.
"Inside Perspectives of Public Policy Making in France: Preliminary Analysis", International Journal of Public Administration, 15 (Number 9, 1992): 1697-1735
"The National School of Public Administration in Greece,", International Journal of Public Administration, 17 (July 1994): 1485-1506.
Graduate Education in Goverment in England, France, and the United States. Lanham: MD, University Press of America , 1998.

Degree Information
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1991)J.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1969)B.S., East Tennessee State University (1966)

BiographyExperience Academic Experience
2004 to present, Professor, MTSU.
2000-2004 Member of the Board of Directors of the American Mock Trial Association, following 2004 Director Emeritus.
1999-2004, Associate Professor, MTSU.
1993-1999, Associate Professor of Public Law, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
1997, Fulbright Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia:
Lectured in constitutionalism and contracting with governments, served as consultant to Ethiopian Ministry of Justice on civil and penal reform; coached Moot Court Team.
1996, Visiting Professor in the Law Faculty, Syktyvkar State University, Russia:
Lectured in trial advocacy and Law & Banking; served as consultant to court officials and lawyers on trial reform.
1991-1993, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice, Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky

Political Science

Constitutional principles, functions, and administration of American federal government; Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court. A General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences course.

PS 1010 - Foundations of Government
3 credit hours

Meets part of the General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. Comparative theories and institutions of government. Law, constitutions, power, political socialization, ideologies, and the media.

PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Prof
1 credit hour credit

To be taken as early as possible by Political Science and International Relations majors. Provides practical information for majors on career planning and development, including potential careers in law, graduate school and research, government, policy analysis, political campaign management, lobbying, and non-profit management.

PS 2020 - State and Local Government
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.

PS 2100 - Legal Courtroom Procedure
1 credit hour credit

For students interested in developing trial advocacy skills; practical course offering preparation for mock trial competition. May be repeated for up to four hours credit. Pass/Fail.

Students conduct research of legal controversies, prepare briefs, and argue cases before a mock judicial panel. May be repeated for up to four hours credit. Pass/Fail.

PS 2120 - Mediation Procedure
1 credit hour credit

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of department chair. For students interested in developing skills as mediators and advocates in mediation settings. Practical application of theories, methods, and ethical components of mediation. Participation in intercollegiate mediation competition. May be repeated for up to four hours of credit. Pass/Fail.

For students interested in developing skills in negotiation and conflict resolution involving international issues. A practical application of negotiating skills, policy process, and understanding of international conflicts and problems through participation in intercollegiate MUN/crisis simulation competition. Course may be repeated for up to 4 hours of credit. Pass/Fail.

Students work through content and activities on legislative procedures designed to prepare them to participate in the annual Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL). May be repeated for up to 4 hours of credit. Pass/Fail.

PS 2440 - Law and the Legal System
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A general introduction to American law and the American legal system; focus on the case system.

PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science
3 credit hours

Fundamentals of quantitative methods in empirical research problems in the social sciences.

PS 3010 - Women and the Law
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the instructor. Analysis of the legal treatment of women in the home, school, and workplace. Examines development of law, relationship of law to political movements, and current state of law and legal theory on women's rights and gender equality.

PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A comprehensive analysis of the presidency; includes origins of the presidency, political power, the nature of the institutionalized presidency, campaigns and elections, and a careful look at selected presidents.

PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005. An analysis of the United States Congress; its origins, political power, the nature of the institutionalized Congress, campaigns, and elections.

PS 3100 - Politics and Film
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 1010, or permission of instructor. Analysis of political ideas as expressed in motion pictures. Topics include leadership, political biographies, campaigns and elections, ideology, and war.

PS 3160 - American Public Policy
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.

PS 3170 - Civil Rights Policy and Politics
3 credit hours

Assesses the institutional impact--past and present--of the civil rights movement on American political institutions (the presidency, Congress, the courts, the executive cabinets, the administrative regulatory agencies, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights). Events and topics include the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 1991 Civil Rights Act, voter dilution, felony disenfranchisement and sentencing disparities, campaign finance reform, affirmative action, disability rights, gender discrimination, and majority-minority congressional districts.

PS 3180 - African Politics
3 credit hours

(Same as AAS 3180.) Prerequisite: PS 1010. Comparative study of the political systems, modernization efforts, and development problems of countries with different traditions or colonial pasts, selected from the continent of Africa.

PS 3200 - British Government and Films
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The evolution of parliamentary government in the United Kingdom and its current distinctive characteristics, processes, and functions in contrast to other parliamentary regimes.

PS 3210 - International Relations
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The state system and national power, balance of power, balance of terror, game theory, psychological aspects of international conflict, decision making, diplomacy and negotiation, war, disarmament, and collective security.

PS 3220 - Comparative Politics
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Seminar covering the theoretical literature, methodological debates, and current issues in the field of comparative politics. Offers preparation for upper-division courses in comparative politics.

Key topics and issues surrounding the political environment and competing pressures that international non-governmental organizations and domestic non-profits confront. Formal readings paired with discussions from practitioners in the field and hands-on professional exercises.

PS 3320 - Public Opinion
3 credit hours

The nature of public opinion and its role in the political and social process. How opinion is shaped, created, and measured.

PS 3330 - Political Parties
3 credit hours

The nature of democracy, politics, and political parties; party organization and role in government; campaigning; primaries, conventions, general elections; the Electoral College; voting behavior and pressure groups.

PS 3340 - Political Campaign Management.
3 credit hours

An analysis of applied politics; how to plan and manage a modern political campaign. Readings, discussions, and hands-on projects; students will learn the strategies, tactics, and varied techniques of political campaigning.

PS 3350 - Interest Groups and Social Change
3 credit hours

Examines role of interest groups in American politics and the policymaking process, including the role of lobbyists, money, and politics, and case studies of several specific interest groups.

PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of theories of judicial decision making as well as the establishment of judicial review itself, followed by case studies of major Supreme Court decisions in federalism. Issues covered include commerce, contracts, police, and war powers as well as restrictions placed on state governments after the ratification of the Civil War Amendments. Offered fall only.

PS 3380 - American Constitutional Law
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005, PS 3370, or permission of instructor. The Supreme Court as a policy-making body in the governmental system. Focuses on case studies of major Supreme Court decisions dealing with civil liberties. Issues covered include racial and gender discrimination, freedom of speech and religion, as well as rights of the criminally accused and the right to privacy. Offered spring only.

PS 3400 - Municipal Government
3 credit hours

Powers, functions, and politics of municipal governments from the standpoint of city management. Attention is given to problems related to the execution of municipal policy. Offered infrequently.

PS 3420 - African American Politics
3 credit hours

The unique history, content, and form of African American political participation; examines the nature of consequences of African American influence within, or exclusion from, the workings of various American political institutions; the nature and types of issues that influence contemporary discussions in American and African American politics related to the socioeconomic conditions of African Americans. Students who have taken PS 4390 - Special Topics in Political Science (Black Politics in America) may not take PS 3420 for credit.

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently.

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial.

PS 3500 - International Law
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. General principles of modern international law taught by the case study method in a seminar format encouraging debate and discussion. Issues concerning the development of international law and human rights will be studied.

PS 3510 - International Political Economy
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The relation between politics and economics in international affairs and its implications for global peace, security, ecology, and social welfare.

PS 3530 - Legal Writing and Research
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A specialized composition course for the student planning to attend law school or paralegal school or to become a legal secretary. Practice in legal research, documentation, and a variety of legal problems.

PS 3550 - Democratic Participation and Civic Advocacy
3 credit hours

Focus on theories of democratic participation, the role and impact of participation in a democracy, and practical approaches to building and working through organizations advocating for candidates or particular policies or working with the government in crafting and implementing public policies.

PS 3780 - Study Abroad
3 to 6 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Supervised study in a foreign country; familiarizes students with foreign cultures and political systems. Three to six hour classes may be repeated once if country of destination varies. No more than 6 hours may count toward a political science major. Pass/Fail.

PS 3910 - International Organization
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Development and prospects of the United Nations Organization and its major approaches to peace--pacific settlement, collective security, international law, arms control, trusteeship, preventive diplomacy, international conferences, functionalism. Offered infrequently.

PS 4030 - Human Rights
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Fosters critical thinking about human rights by developing skills in weighing powerful but opposing arguments in complex moral situations. Familiarizes students with the role of both national and international organizations in global politics.

PS 4040 - Pre-Law Internship
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Senior standing, competitive selection, PS 2440, or by permission of instructor. Familiarizes pre-law students with general law office procedures and an active law environment.

PS 4070 - Political Violence and Terrorism
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Examines political violence, including assassination, terror, repression, and genocide, in comparative and international perspectives. Theoretical and case study approaches used to examine forms, goals of, tactics, and responses to political violence.

PS 4120 - Tennessee Government
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Structure, functions, and processes of Tennessee's governmental and political institutions. Policy issues studied.

PS 4180 - African Politics
3 credit hours

(Same as AAS 3180.) Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative study of selected African political systems with different colonial traditions in the process of rapid change. The ideology and politics of development, political system forms and processes, modernization efforts, and the challenges of nation building.

PS 4190 - Middle East Politics
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Emphasis on the Palestinian question, the Arab-Israeli wars, the role of the United Nations; conflicts between and among the Arab nations; the various peace initiatives that have been proposed.

PS 4200 - Problems in Government
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005 or PS 1010 and at least 12 hours of political science classes. Work done under the close direction of a professor on a tutorial basis. Student expected to present a sound proposal for departmental consideration and acceptance before enrolling.

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding the causes of interstate war, intrastate war, and transnational terrorism as well as the social consequences of and policy responses to international conflict.

PS 4220 - World Politics
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Experiencing contemporary international politics through the medium of simulation. Particular focus areas include the U.S., F.S.U., People's Republic of China, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southern Africa.

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Foreign policies in the nuclear age from Kennan and Containment to the present with particular emphasis on contemporary problems and policies.

PS 4260 - The Political Status of Women in the World
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or WGST 2100 or permission of instructor. Comparative examination of the political, economic, and social status of women in the United States and abroad. Particular emphasis on women in developing countries, the relationship between economic and political power, and the impact of both conflict and globalization on the status of women.

PS 4270 - Political Campaign Internship
1 to 12 credit hours

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, PS 1005, and a 2.50 minimum GPA. Students work for a political campaign as an employee under the joint administration of the campaign and the department. Only six hours may count toward a political science major and three hours toward a political science minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance.

PS 4280 - The Washington Experience
12 credit hours

A cooperative program with the Washington Center that provides for student service with a governmental office in Washington, D.C., on a full-time basis during the fall or spring semester. On-the-job training will be supplemented with lectures and other activities. Students selected on a competitive basis. Only six hours count toward a Political Science major or minor.

PS 4290 - Public Service Internship
1 to 12 credit hours

Prerequisites: Junior standing and 2.50 minimum GPA. Student assigned to a public service agency as an employee under the joint administration of the agency and the department. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit, but only six hours of internship credit may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance.

PS 4300 - Comparative European Government
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative analysis of the governmental forms and practices of England, France, Germany, the European community, and others.

PS 4310 - Comparative Asian Government
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative analysis of the governmental forms and practices of China, Japan, India, and other governments in the region.

PS 4360 - Legislative Internship
12 credit hours

A cooperative program with the State of Tennessee that provides for student service with the legislature on a full-time basis during the spring semester. Students selected on a competitive basis. Only six hours may count toward a Political Science major or minor.

PS 4390 - Special Topics in Political Science
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or PS 1005 or permission of the instructor. An in-depth study of a special topic significant in contemporary political developments or political science literature. May be taken more than once, as topics change, with up to six credit hours applied to a Political Science major.

PS 4590 - Administrative Law
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250, or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them.

Prerequisite: PS 1010, MES 2100, or permission of instructor. Examines framework within which to understand Middle East international relations. Includes Arab/Israeli conflict; oil and Middle East international relations; political Islam; the war on terror; and United States, European, Chinese, and Russian policies in the Middle East.

PS 4700 - American Political Thought
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1005 or PS 1010 or PHIL 1030 or permission of instructor. Major thinkers and movements in American political thought from colonial times to the twentieth century with special emphasis on the thoughts of the framers of the American Constitution and their contemporaries.

PS 4770 - Russian Politics
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The formation and evolution of the Russian state from the pre-Communist to the Soviet (Communist) and post-Soviet stages of its development. Special attention given to the historical origins and the role of authoritarianism in the Russian political culture and to the ideological foundations, formation, evolution, and the reasons for decline of the Communist system.

PS 4800 - Senior Seminar
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and 12 additional hours of political science courses. A reading and discussion seminar designed to integrate knowledge of the subfields of political science through critical reflection on politics, law, ideology, and culture from both a domestic and global perspective.

PS 4801 - Senior Seminar in International Relations
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1010, PS 3001, PS 3210, and 6 hours electives in the major. A reading and discussion seminar focused on the subfields of international relations and comparative politics, the practical application of theories, preparation for professional work or graduate study following graduation, and assessment of student learning outcomes for the program.

PS 4820 - Advanced Studies in American Politics
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and one upper-division course in American Politics. Advanced study in the area of American politics. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.

PS 4830 - Advanced Studies in Public Administration
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and PS 3250. Advanced study in the area of public administration. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.

PS 4850 - Advanced Studies in Comparative Politics
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1010 and PS 3220 or permission of instructor. Advanced study in the area of comparative politics. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.

PS 4860 - Advanced Studies in International Relations
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1010 and PS 3210. Advanced study in the area of international relations. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.

PS 4870 - Advanced Studies in Political Theory
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: PS 1005, PS 1010, and either PS 4230, PS 4700, or PS 4920. Advanced study in the area of political theory. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.

PS 4900 - Latin American Politics
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Emphasis on the comparative analysis of structures, functions, and aspects of Latin American political cultures and systems.

Prerequisite: PS 1005, PS 1010, or PHIL 1030 or permission of instructor. Aims to foster critical thinking about contemporary political philosophy by introducing students to four main approaches: Aristotelianism, Utilitarianism, Contractarian Liberalism, and Marxism. Familiarizes students with certain philosophical arguments about important issues in both national and global politics such as multiculturism, justice, democracy, and freedom.

PS 4950 - Community-Based Research Practicum
1 to 6 credit hours

Supervised planning and carrying out applied social research project defined in partnership with a local civic group, nonprofit agency, or public department. Students may work individually or in groups or up to six. A final report is presented to the community partner at the end of the course. Projects must be approved prior to enrollment by the department's student research committee.

PS 4970 - Undergraduate Research
1 to 6 credit hours

Students pursue their own topics and fields of concentration under the supervision of a political science faculty member. Working with the faculty member, the student will design and conduct independent research, with the final paper presented at a conference or a public forum on campus.